Kitchen-cabinet.



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KITCHEN CABINET.

' APPLICATION men Nov. I6. 1915. Patented NOV. K1916.

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E. A. PHENICE. EXECUTRIX.

KITCHEN CABINET. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1915.

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w. H. PHENICE. DECD. E. A- PHENICE. EXECUTRIX. A KITCHEN CABINET.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NGVE. 7, 1916 Application filed November 16, 1915. Serial no. 61,861.

To all whom it may concern: 1

deceased, late a citizen of the United States,

did invent certain new and useful Improve.-

ments in Kitchen- Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates in general to furniture and more particularly to im- .provements in the kitchen cabinet for which were issued July horizontal position and can be brought sue v cessively to the front of the cabinet.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and; also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, refergence is to he had to the following descr1p- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a kitchen cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal s'ec of the top of the cabinet, parts being brokenaway. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the guide ring.

I The cabinet embodies a lower casing 1 and an upper casing 2, the latter resting upon the former and in the present instance being shownifas formed separate and detachably. securedto the lower casing by the hook members A plurality of shelves 4;, arranged in the lower casing are normally closed by doors 5 located at the frontrof the casing and hinged at opposite ends thereof. A vertical recess 6 is formed between the doors!) for'receiving the legs 7 utilized for supporting the sliding shelf 8 when the .latter is withdrawn :beyond the cabinet. The upper ends of these legs 7 are connected to arms 9 which are pivoted to'the casing at points toward the ends thereof. A pair of link members ll form operative connections between the sliding shelf 8 and the legs 7 whereby the latter are simultaneously said shelves are normallv closed ing door 24. l i a tion and accompanying drawings, in which:

- ing members.

.lhof the sliding shelfS substantially the Be itknown that WILLIAM H. PnENIcE,

same horizontal plane with the arms 9 so as to limit the movement of the parts.

A drawer 13 is located at each end of the lower casing and afiour chest l l is received within. the space back of the shelves 4.

Guide bars 15 extend from opposite sides of the'flour chest while gthe outer portion of the chest is supported by rollers 16. The

flour chest is subdivided by a transverse partition 17 and a removable drawer 18 is located immediately below the sifting screen 19 at. the bottom of the outer compartment andi'over which is an'ag'itator 20 having an operating handle 21. A cover 22 is pro vided for the flour chest.

A number of transverse shelves'23 are lo-' cated in the rear portion of the lower casing 1 at the end thereof opposite that with; *in which the fiour chest is mounted, and-the The upper casing 2 rests upon the lowe r casing 1 and is provided at its forward and rear portions with the removable closures which project outwardly beyond the sides of the casing to forma clearance space for the revolving shelves 28, These closures 27 are provided at their opposite ends with flanges 29 received between theiside'sof the upper casing and detachably connected thereto by screws or other suitable fasten- The closure 27 at the front of the upper casing is also provided with a downwardly swinging door 30 adapted to uncover an opening through which access can be had to the various shelves 28 as the same are successively. brought to the front of the casing. Journaled in and extending by a swingare detachably engaged by screws or pins 32 extending through the casing, whereby cent one of the heads 33, the said plate being shelves, the said ring being arranged eccentrically with regard to the head 33 and the outer edge of the ring being received loosely between spaced fingers 37 upon the guides at the front and rear of the cabinet. One of the heads 33 engages a belt or chain 38 which also passes around a wheel 39 mounted upon one end of the upper casing toward the front thereof, the said wheel being designed to be operated by a crank handle 40 upon the exterior of the cabinet. By turning this handle 40 motion is transmitted to the heads 33, through the medium of the belt 38 and the various shelves 28 can be moved and brought successively to the front of the casing, the ring 36 cooperating with the hangers to maintain the shelves always in a horizontal position. For the purpose of locking the shelves 28 against movement should the weights thereon be unevenly distributed a detent 41 is provided, the said detent being shown as mounted upon the closure 27 at the frontof the cabinet and as designed to engage the belt or chain 38.

This detent is manipulated through the mewith a discharge opening 45. If found desirable openings 46 may be formed at various points in the cabinet for the purpose of obtaining ventilation, the -said openings being covered with screening and provided with sliding doors as shown. A plurality of compartments are formed in the forward portion of the upper casing 2 below the removable closure 27, and the said compartments are designed to receive the removable bins 47 the upper portions of the bins being closed by the hinged doors 48.

It will be observed that thetop of the upper casing is inclined at the front and rear thereof, and it is contemplated to provide this inclined portion at the front of the casing with brackets 49 supporting shelves 50 which may receive plates or other articles as found desirable.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1.' In a cabinet of the character described, the combination of a casing, a shaft journaled within the casing, heads carried by the shaft, revolving shelves provided. at their ends with hangers engagingthe heads, a ring loosely engaging the shelves to retain the same in a horizontal position, guides for the ring, and means for rotating the shaft.

2. In a cabinet of the character described, the combination of a casing, a shaft journaled within the casing, heads carried by the shaft, revolving shelves-provided with hangers loosely connected to the heads, a ring loosely connected to the shelves for holding the same in a horizontal position, a

wheel mounted upon the casing, a belt for transmitting motion from the wheel to one of the heads, and means for turning the wheel.

3. In a cabinet ofthe character described, the combination of a casing, a shaft journaled within the casing, a head mounted upon each vend of the shaft, revolving shelves mounted between the heads and provided at their ends with hangers pivotally connected to the heads, a ring having vari ous points in the periphery thereof pivotally connected to the shelves, guide members mounted upon the casing and engaging the ring to cause the latter to hold the shelves in a horizontalposition, a wheel journaled upon the casing, a belt for transmitting motion from the wheel to the shaft, and means for turning the wheel.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature.

- ESTHER A. PHENICE, m 

